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Systems and methods for providing software updates

Active Publication Date: 2012-11-27
GOOGLE LLC
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[0009]The present invention comprises systems and methods for updating software. In one embodiment, usage of a computing device may be monitored and software updates may be initiated and/or continued during a time period determined based on the usage of one or more aspects of the computing device. In an embodiment, the determination of whether to initiate or continue an update process may be made by monitoring user activity, processor usage, disk usage; memory usage and/or network usage. Initiation or continuation of the update process may occur whe

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By way of example, in one embodiment, processor and / or network usage may also be throttled, for example limiting the bandwidth available for a software update to maintain sufficient processor share and / or bandwidth for other tasks.

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[0016]The present invention provides systems and methods for updating software applications. The systems and methods allow updating software applications residing on computers residing on a wide area or local area network, such as the Internet / World Wide Web.

[0017]In one embodiment, software updates may be provided from a software vendor's / publisher's server to individual computers using an Internet-capable communications protocol. Individual computers may access the Internet, for example, through a dial-up or broadband connection. Some broadband connections include T1 connections, Cable connections or DSL connections. The individual computer may reside on a network and access the Internet through a single network connection. In this environment, bandwidth limitations will likely exist among the individual computers on the network and between the network and the Internet.

[0018]In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method for updating a software application on a computi...

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The present invention comprises systems and methods, and computer readable media comprising the methods, for updating software applications. The systems and methods of the present invention provide automation and flexibility to the updating process. Processor usage and network usage are monitored and software updates are initiated and / or continued during periods where processor and / or network usage are low. The update process may be halted when the processor and / or network connection are called upon for other uses. Processor and / or network usage may also be throttled, for example limiting the bandwidth available for the download to maintain sufficient processor share and / or bandwidth for other tasks. Adverse impact on a computer user is minimized.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to computer systems and computer software including server and client systems on a network, and in particular, providing updates from one computing device to software residing on another computing device.BACKGROUND[0002]Computer software applications (e.g., computer programs and data files associated with the programs) are generally updated over time. Software updates may be desirable for many reasons, including but not limited to one or more of the following: to repair or patch portions of a computer program; to add functions to a computer program; to increase compatibility of a program with an operating system or computer hardware, for example an updated operating system; to increase compatibility of a program with other software; to add additional components; to display custom messages to the user; and / or in response to a computer virus.[0003]Currently, several methods are used to update software applications. A relatively...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F9/445
CPCG06F8/65
Inventor MARMAROS, DAVIDLAWRENCE, STEPHEN R.IONESCU, MIHAI FLORINWANG, NINIANEKHAN, OMAR HABIB
Owner GOOGLE LLC
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